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Gelila Zakarias is an island in the northwestern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Located southwest of the Gorgora peninsula, Daga has a latitude and longitude of 12°10′N 37°11′E / 12.167°N 37.183°E. The island is a circular, forested cone with the monastery church of Iyasus at the peak. When R.E. Cheesman visited it in 1933, he found the monastery flourishing, and the abbot invited him to partake in their Lenten far.

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  • Gelila Zakarias es una isla en la parte noroeste del lago Tana, en Etiopía. Situado al suroeste de la península Gorgora, tiene una 12°10′N 37°11′E / 12.167, 37.183. La isla es un cono circular, con bosques con la iglesia y monasterio de Iyasus en el tope. Cuando el explorador R.E. Cheesman la visitó en 1933, encontró un monasterio floreciente, y el abad lo invitó a participar en la Cuaresma.​ De acuerdo con Futuh al-Habasa de Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, durante la guerra entre Etiopía y el Sultanato de Adel, el 18 de mayo de 1545 Imam Ahmad Gragn lideró un grupo de seguidores que atacó la isla de Gelila Zakarias. Las balsas que llevaron a los seguidores del Imán fueron recibidas por los soldados en tankwa, las embarcaciones hechas papiro, no pudieron detener a las balsas atacantes. Dado que todos los defensores se encontraban en tankwas, una vez que el imán y sus seguidores fueron dejados atrás, desembarcaron sin oposición en la isla y se quemó la iglesia de Iyasus.​ (es)
  • Gelila Zakarias is an island in the northwestern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Located southwest of the Gorgora peninsula, Daga has a latitude and longitude of 12°10′N 37°11′E / 12.167°N 37.183°E. The island is a circular, forested cone with the monastery church of Iyasus at the peak. When R.E. Cheesman visited it in 1933, he found the monastery flourishing, and the abbot invited him to partake in their Lenten far. According to the Futuh al-Habasa of , during the Ethiopian-Adal War, on 18 May 1545 Imam Ahmad Gragn led a group of followers to attack Gelila Zakarias. The rafts carrying the followers of the Imam were met by soldiers in tankwa, the indigenous boats made of papyrus who failed to stop the attackers rafts. Since all of the defenders were in tankwas, once the Imam and his followers outdistanced them, they landed unopposed on the island and burned down the church of Iyasus. (en)
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  • Gelila Zakarias is an island in the northwestern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Located southwest of the Gorgora peninsula, Daga has a latitude and longitude of 12°10′N 37°11′E / 12.167°N 37.183°E. The island is a circular, forested cone with the monastery church of Iyasus at the peak. When R.E. Cheesman visited it in 1933, he found the monastery flourishing, and the abbot invited him to partake in their Lenten far. (en)
  • Gelila Zakarias es una isla en la parte noroeste del lago Tana, en Etiopía. Situado al suroeste de la península Gorgora, tiene una 12°10′N 37°11′E / 12.167, 37.183. La isla es un cono circular, con bosques con la iglesia y monasterio de Iyasus en el tope. Cuando el explorador R.E. Cheesman la visitó en 1933, encontró un monasterio floreciente, y el abad lo invitó a participar en la Cuaresma.​ (es)
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